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Lesser-included offenses must be ‘rational’ under bill

Eight years ago, the Missouri Supreme Court suggested that if lawmakers didn’t like its take on the state’s lesser-included offenses statute, there was a way to...
Supreme Court won’t rehear case dismissed for faulty brief

The Missouri Supreme Court has declined to grant a rehearing in a workers’ compensation case it dismissed in March due to flaws in the claimant’s brief. ...
Attorney who switched careers receives default disbarment

A former Kansas City attorney received a default disbarment on May 11. A week later, he said he had no idea he’d been disbarred. ...
Appeals court wades into ‘turf war’ in Lincoln County

The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District ruled May 17 that the Lincoln County Circuit Court is free to give its presiding judge supervisory authority over...
Eyes on 16B: Nonprofit tracks St. Louis City’s pretrial detention trends

The City of St. Louis Circuit Court holds pretrial detention hearings in a small courtroom that’s had a lot of eyes on it in the last year. ...
McCloskeys can’t fulfill probation by representing Project Veritas

The Missouri Supreme Court has nixed a request by Mark and Patricia McCloskey to satisfy the terms of their disciplinary probation by providing pro bono legal s...

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Lesser-included offenses must be ‘rational’ under bill

Eight years ago, the Missouri Supreme Court suggested that if lawmakers didn’t like its take on the state’s lesser-included offenses statute, there was a way to fix it. A bill passed in the final days of the 2022 legislative session would do just that.
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Supreme Court won’t rehear case dismissed for faulty brief
Attorney who switched careers receives default disbarment
Appeals court wades into ‘turf war’ in Lincoln County
Eyes on 16B: Nonprofit tracks St. Louis City’s pretrial detention trends

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